The qualifications to hold a Senate or House of Representatives seat are very low. You must meet an age requirement and be a resident of the state you represent. There is no requirement for specific education or experience. You do not need to know the U.S. Constitution.
Thus we have the case of Christine O’Donnell who is running for Senator from Delaware. Her opponent, Chris Coons, gave an approximate yet accurate summation of the first part of the establishment clause, “Government shall make no establishment of religion,” O’Donnell responded by asking, “That’s in the First Amendment?” The exchange takes place at the 4:40 mark in the video below.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper recently took a deeper look at O’Donnell’s repeated claims of constitutional expertise and filed the following blistering report, noting that beyond the First Amendment, O’Donnell needed to be reminded of what the 14th and 16th said, despite claiming to have conducted “a deep analysis” of the founding document.
O’Donnell blanks on First Amendment
Should we ask our representatives about the Bill of Rights?
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